7 INDIAN (MEERUT) DIVISION 19 (Dehra Dun) Indian Infantry Brigade Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, the Duke of Albany's) 1st Battalion.

9 August 1914 - 31 December 1915 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/3941/1)

332 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 1st Battalion, 7 INDIAN (MEERUT) DIVISION 19 (Dehra Dun) Indian Infantry Brigade Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, the Duke of Albany's), covering August 1914 to May 1915 across 322 pages. It names 29 places across 44 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries eight reports, narratives and plans, 34 Operation Orders, four maps and three diagrams. Among the papers are: Report on operations; Special order to the 1st Army; Indian Army Corps Routine orders Willcocks, K.C.S.I; Relief May 7th 1915 Dehra Dun and Garhwal Bdes; Instructions for Battalion of Dehra Dun Brigade on Th Day of month; Orders; Relief Table.The diary opens at Agra on 9 August 1914. 1914 is spent at Agra, Karachi, Neuve Chapelle, Orleans and Marseilles. 1915 is the most travelled year, 23 places against 17 in the next busiest, and is spent at Lacouture, Aumerval, Riez Du Vinage, Veille Chapelle and L'Epinette. It closes at Lacouture on 31 May 1915. Lacouture is where it spent longest, 54 days across seven separate stays, including a single unbroken stay of 31.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include The Trenches Festubert and Trenches Rue Du Bois.In 1914 it is also recorded at Bombay, Suez, Port Said, Off Port Said, "At Sea", Merville, Vieille Chapelle, Le Hamel, In The Trenches Festubert and L'Epinette. In 1915 it is also recorded at Ferfay, Ecquedecques, Calonne, In Trenches Rue Du Bois, Richebourg St Vaaste, Rue Du Bois, Neuve Chapelle, Paradis, Tempy and Croix Barbee.

• Reihe: War Diaries - Facsimile Reprints of Official War Office WO95 Documents
• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Militärgeschichte Besondere Kriege und militärische Feldzüge Erster Weltkrieg
• ISBN: 9781474535175
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press